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The Number 1's series is a brand-new line of CDs featuring #1 radio hits from the biggest names in music. This collection includes decade compilations as well as individual artist CDs and is being released by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) in its ground-breaking, environmentally-friendly packaging format. A first for the music industry, the standard package (both sleeve and tray) will be completely paper-recyclable, continuing the company's long-standing commitment to being "green." To further reduce the amount of paper in the Eco-Pack, the CD booklet will no longer be offered.UMe is the first North American music company to replace the traditional jewel case with recycled paperboard sleeves and the plastic tray with trays made from PaperFoam®, a new packaging technology from Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, that is paper-recyclable and biodegradable. Shorewood Packaging is the first North American packaging supplier to produce disc trays from PaperFoam®.
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Reviews:
Pretty Good, but Remixed...
Mostly like the songs on this CD, but don't like the "eco-friendly packaging, as the CD is not held tightly on a spindle in the packaging and falls out at the slightest movement after the first time you take it out of the case. Put CD in a jewel case, so everything is now fine! (So much for saving the environment!) Songs are a good mix of Diana Ross' and the Supreme's early work. Most of the best songs, BUT these songs have been remixed. We don't really like the remixing, but it's not too terrible. Worth the price, would probably buy again!
All the good and great ones that will bring back memories
I had forgotten how many great songs that Diana Ross and the Supremes recorded until I looked at the playlist for this album. 24 songs is a great deal that I just couldn't resist and I'm not disappointed. I've been listening to it all afternoon and thinking back to where I was and what I was doing when each of the songs was popular.
It's hard to pick favorites from this album but Baby Love, You Keep me Hanging On and Stop in the Name of Love are the ones that bring back special memories. Really, I love them all.
I always buy the mp3 versions of albums these days. It's easier than getting the CD and then having to upload it to the computer and then downloading to the iPod. The sound on this collection is superb. I brought my iPod downstairs and connected it to the surround sound system with this type of cable 3.5mm Male to 2 RCA Type Male 6 FT. Audio-Y Cable for iPod, iRiver, Zune, Audiovox FMM100 FM Modulator or other AUX adapter and listen to my iPod playlists. I made a separate playlist for this collection and also added the songs to my "Oldies" playlist which is about 6 days long now!
They're all here!
What a treasure trove of hits this has. From Where did our love go, through You Can't Hurry Love, and even Jean Terrell's Stoned Love and ending with several of Diana's duet and solo hits. This really is a must have for any Supremes fan and what a great price. They sound so much better on this cd than the old 45's did.
Diana Ross 5.0 - Supremely Perfect
Say what you will about the many incarnations of Diana Ross - Motown Chanteuse, Auteur, Mannequin, Jacko Muse or (Nora) Desmond Diva - it is almost impossible to deny her enduring influence on popular culture over the past forty years. Whether in group, or sans Supremes this collection is a career-spanning tour de force that leaves little argument that her presence not only continues to loom large but is timeless.
Considering the ancient recording technology that supported the original masters, Number 1's is as clean and pristine as any contemporary release could hope to be. However, the unintended consequence of brilliance and transparency is perhaps, the excavation of too much information best left buried beneath the pop and static of the original "stereophonic" recordings - the underlying shrillness that sometimes surfaces in recordings that have been scrubbed too clean - like watching The Twilight Zone in HD and being able to discern make-up lines and prop fakery that were never apparent in the lower resolution broadcasts.
Under digital magnification Ross's sometimes thin and reedy vocals are occassionally exposed - but no matter - as the epic quality of the material itself more than compensates when her range is stretched beyond the limits of human hearing.
Also, for some reason, Universal Music seems obsessed about making a great deal of the "eco-friendly" biodegradable packaging. I suspect it will be a great comfort to my descendents that the landfill half-life of Ms. Ross is now 500 years instead of 1,000. Frankly, I would have much preferred a jewel case replete with liner-notes and other biographical material. Note to UM - lose the pc inspired, minimalist nonsense and give Ross and the Supremes the respect and presentation they deserve. Regardless, note for note this is an almost perfect collection and is very highly recommended.
Great experience
The cd was in excellant condition and the shipping was very fast. I will definitely shop here again.
